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Queensland builder-developer MAYD has revealed the first look at its major North Kirra beachfront development, lodging amended plans that reduce the number of apartments and increase the proportion of larger residences.

The project is planned across a substantial 4,742 sqm amalgamated site spanning seven lots at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/2-6-pacific-parade-bilinga-qld-4225">2-6 Pacific Parade</a> and 27-33 Golden Four Drive in Bilin​ga, directly opposite Nor​th Kirra Beach.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/mayd-group">MAYD</a> secured the site for $32.5 million in 2025, in what was one of the Gold Coast's largest property transactions of the year.

The development will be delivered across two stages, with the first stage carrying an estimated gross realisation value of around $360 million.

The latest amendments seek to reduce the overall apartment count and shift the project further toward the owner-occupier market, with larger residences designed for buyers wanting considerably more space than traditionally offered in a beachfront apartment.

The residential mix will include townhomes, oversized two-bedroom apartments, substantial three-bedroom residences and four-bedroom homes.

MAYD has appointed Cera Stribley to lead the architecture and interiors, with the Melbourne-based design practice drawing on the beachfront setting through a series of ocean-facing terraces and heavily landscaped balconies.

Strong horizontal forms and curved balconies will define the exterior, with subtropical landscaping integrated throughout the building to soften the built form and increase the connection between the residences and the beachfront.

The project will also include an extensive collection of resident wellness and lifestyle facilities, continuing the broader shift across the Gold Coast's luxury apartment market toward larger homes supported by resort-style amenity.

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MAYD Founder Todd Mould said North Kirra was increasingly appealing to buyers attracted to the more established, lower-density character of the southern Gold Coast.

"North Kirra presents one of the most compelling luxury residential opportunities currently emerging in Australia, combining absolute beachfront with the character and authenticity that buyers are increasingly seeking, and the same sense of tight-knit community that defined Burleigh and Currumbin perhaps 10 or 15 years ago," Mould said.

"With Gold Coast Airport on its doorstep, it also offers a level of accessibility that broadens its appeal across almost every market demographic."

The project comes as the southern Gold Coast continues to attract an increasing share of high-end apartment development and buyer activity.

Kirra in particular has emerged as one of the region's more tightly held beachfront markets, with its relatively low-density character, established surf and hospitality scene and proximity to Gold Coast Airport differentiating it from the higher-density markets further north.

Mould said those characteristics had informed the approach MAYD and Cera Stribley had taken to the project.

"We've worked closely with Cera Stribley to create a vision that is deeply connected to its surroundings," he said.

"Inspired by the coastline itself, the architecture has been shaped around space, privacy and resort-style living, creating a collection of homes that reflects the next generation of luxury on the southern Gold Coast."

MOTIV Managing Director Carly Cottam, who has been appointed to market the project, said buyer attention had continued to move south along the Gold Coast.

"Purchasers who may once have defaulted to Broadbeach, Main Beach or Surfers Paradise are increasingly recognising the value of a genuine beachfront location that offers lower density, strong amenity and a more established sense of community," Cottam said.

"Kirra has a powerful combination of growing demand and genuine scarcity. Beachfront supply is inherently constrained, the area remains relatively low density, and buyers are increasingly placing a premium on locations that feel established, uncrowded and authentic rather than heavily developed."

Cottam said the proximity to Gold Coast Airport was also proving increasingly important for interstate and second-home buyers.

"Being minutes from Gold Coast Airport makes it particularly compelling for interstate buyers, frequent travellers and second-home purchasers who can access an authentic coastal lifestyle almost immediately after stepping off a flight."

The acquisition takes MAYD's active development portfolio to more than $500 million, with the North Kirra project representing one of its largest undertakings to date.

MAYD is targeting an early 2027 launch.

First look at MAYD's North Kirra mixed-use precinct

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Castle Hill, the longtime hub of the Hills District, has been one of the major beneficiaries of Sydney's Metro expansion, with improved connectivity helping drive continued population growth, development and buyer demand across the Hills District.

But despite that growth, the suburb has seen relatively few major new apartment projects brought to market over the past 18 months.

Hills District developer Reve Group is looking to fill that gap with <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/nova-r-ve-castle-hill-2-garthowen-crescent-castle-hill-nsw-2154">Nova Rêve</a>, a major new mixed-use precinct on the corner of Garthowen Crescent and Old Castle Hill Road, a short walk from Castle Hill Metro Station and Castle Towers.

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The project will comprise three residential towers alongside a hotel, restaurants, cafes and a skybar, more than 1,600 sqm of ground-floor retail and almost an acre of landscaped gardens.

It represents the largest project undertaken by Reve Group, the development arm of the Kassis family, which has been building across the Hills District for more than 30 years through Kassis Homes.

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Nova Rêve also represents a significant step up from the family's first apartment development, Grand Rêve, which was delivered nearby on Garthowen Crescent.

Grand Rêve introduced larger, house-like apartment layouts and premium inclusions including Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances to the Castle Hill market.

Nova Rêve takes that approach to a precinct scale, combining the residential component with hospitality, retail and substantial public and resident landscaping.

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Reve Group Managing Director Sam Kassis said the project reflected the family's three decades of building in the Hills, which has evolved from trophy homes on quarter-acre blocks to larger-scale apartment development.

"Grand Rêve was our first apartment project here and it showed us what this pocket of Castle Hill could be. Nova Rêve is the refinement of that idea: not just apartments, but a place the whole suburb can use," Kassis said.

A key part of that approach is the hotel, which has been designed to operate as an amenity for the wider Castle Hill community rather than solely hotel guests.

It will include restaurants, cafes, skybars and all-day dining, alongside conference and event facilities catering to business functions, community groups and private events.

At ground level, more than 1,600 sqm of shops and cafes will open onto the surrounding streets and landscaped areas.

Almost an acre of gardens designed by Land and Form Studios will run through the precinct, incorporating pathways, seating, barbecue areas and children's play spaces.

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Reve Group's Romio Georges said creating an active ground plane had been central to the planning of Nova Rêve.

"There are gardens with pathways, barbecues, seating and play areas, shops and cafes opening onto the street, and a hotel with restaurants and a skybar that anyone in Castle Hill can walk into," Georges said.

The project's elevated position on one of Sydney's highest ridgelines will also provide apartments with outlooks toward the Sydney skyline, surrounding parkland and the Blue Mountains.

More than 80 per cent of the apartments will occupy corner positions, with Turner responsible for both the architecture and interiors.

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Nova Rêve arrives as Reve Group bets on Castle Hill's next growth phase

A collection of just 25 large-format apartments and penthouses overlooking Goodwin Park is entering the Coolangatta market, with <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/marea-residences-coolangatta-27-27a-dixon-street-coolangatta-qld-4225">Maréa Residences</a> combining a low-density, residential-only approach with uninterrupted park and Pacific Ocean outlooks.

Located at 27 Dixon Street, Maréa comprises three and four-bedroom residences alongside a limited number of dual-level penthouses, with the project positioned between Goodwin Park and <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/coolangatta-qld-4225">Coolangatta</a>’s coastal precinct.

Construction has commenced, with completion currently estimated for late 2027. Three-bedroom residences are priced from $1.8 million.

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The project has been designed around its northern outlook across the park, with the building’s architecture, landscaping and material palette intended to establish a connection with the neighbouring green space. The residences have been configured to maximise natural light and views across Goodwin Park towards the ocean.

Inside, the material palette incorporates timber, stone and brushed brass, complemented by curved detailing and ambient lighting. Kitchens and bathrooms carry the same natural material approach, while residences also include basement parking, storage and lift access.

Maréa’s penthouses are arranged over two levels and include private pools, adding another layer to the project’s focus on larger-format apartment living. Across the development, residences are configured with three or four bedrooms rather than the broader mix of smaller apartment types commonly found in larger projects.

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Resident amenity is concentrated at rooftop level, where landscaped entertaining terraces and pools take advantage of elevated views across Coolangatta and the Pacific Ocean.

The project has so far been particularly well received by local owner-occupiers and downsizers, according to Urban Activation Property Sales and Marketing Director Matt George, with the residential-only format, construction quality and northern park outlook among the features resonating with purchasers.

“The uninterrupted northern aspect overlooking Goodwin Park has been a key point of difference, with buyers attracted to the sense of serenity and open space the park provides, while still enjoying easy access to the ocean and being within walking distance of the lifestyle and amenities Coolangatta has to offer,” George said.

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“The combination of high-quality construction, a residential-only building, park outlook and proximity to the beach has resonated strongly with the local downsizer market.”

The Dixon Street address is within walking distance of Coolangatta Beach and the broader southern Gold Coast coastline, including the surf breaks at Snapper Rocks and Kirra. Coolangatta’s cafés, restaurants and retail are nearby, while Gold Coast Airport is also within close proximity.

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Maréa Residences brings parkside apartments to Coolangatta

Melbourne developer PDG has secured Victorian Government approval for its $1.5 billion Southbank development <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-one-1-queens-bridge-street-southbank-vic-3006">The One</a>, clearing the way for the long-dormant riverfront site opposite Crown to finally be developed.

The Minister for Planning has approved the project at 1-29 Queens Bridge Street, with the Department of Transport and Planning issuing the planning permit following its assessment.

The approval will allow PDG to develop the prominent 5,059 sqm site with a major mixed-use tower comprising premium apartments, including branded residences, a luxury hotel and boutique office space.

PDG acquired the site in late 2024, with its position directly opposite Crown's main entrance and near Melbourne's Arts Precinct making it one of Southbank's most significant remaining development opportunities.

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Designed by COX in collaboration with ODO and PDG, the tower's architecture draws on the movement of the Yarra River, with six vertical pleats running the height of the sculpted facade.

The project will also see the heritage-listed Queens Bridge Hotel restored and incorporated into the development&nbsp;with new hospitality and public uses, including a rooftop venue.

A significant component of The One will be its residential amenity.

More than 5,000 sqm of resident facilities will be delivered across a single level, making it one of the largest consolidated residential amenity offerings proposed in an Australian apartment development.

The planning approval also incorporates a major upgrade of Queensbridge Square, which PDG will deliver in partnership with the City of Melbourne.

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The existing square will be revitalised as a new civic and pedestrian space along the Yarra River, strengthening the connection between the project, Southbank and the riverfront.

PDG Founder and Managing Director Vince Giuliano said the approval represented a major milestone for a site which has remained largely underutilised for more than 15 years.

“This is the most significant Planning Permit approval Melbourne has seen in recent years,” Giuliano said.

“For more than 15 years, this site has remained underutilised. This approval enables us to deliver a project that will contribute meaningfully to the revitalisation of Southbank, restore and reactivate an important heritage building, and create a new civic and hospitality destination for Melbourne.”

The latest approval follows an earlier planning permit issued by the City of Melbourne covering demolition works across part of the site at 9-29 Queens Bridge Street. Those demolition and early works are already underway.

PDG has also started generating early interest in the residential component from owner-occupiers ahead of a planned public launch in early 2027.

PDG secures approval for $1.5bn Southbank apartment development, The One

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A Victorian-style homestead on a site exceeding one hectare on the road to Victoria’s Phillip Island has been listed for private sale with an asking price of $1.8 million.
Known as 5 Acton Road Bass and about 7 kilometres from San Remo, the property has a land area of 1.2 hectares. 
There is a building next door which can be used for industrial or retail purposes.
While the property has a 200 metre frontage to the Bass Highway to Phillip Island and the Promontory, the current VicRoads traffic flow counts show almost six million vehicles a year pass this property.
Improvements include the three or four-bedroom brick homestead built seven years ago. 
Selling agent Ray Cullen of Ruralco describes it as “simply an excellent family home with every mod con and was built to an exceptional high standard and is set in a large landscaped garden and lawn area”.
Next door, the portal framed building has a floor plan of 1,342 sqm metres. 
It was designed and built by industrial contractor Bob Walpole with a full range of facilities including multiple pedestrian and roller doors, heavy duty concrete foundations and hard stand, plus a retail area shopfront with a veranda besides other amenities. 
Inside is a fully equipped commercial kitchen that the vendors installed but have not yet commissioned. In addition, there is a 250,000 litre water storage capacity in five tanks that is filled by town water. 
The vendor Andrew Burns is an experienced furniture retailer and currently uses the building for his “Andy’s Furniture” business that trades only three days a week. 
The growth of Phillip Island as a tourist hotspot, the Wilsons Prom natural attractions plus a significant number of passing vehicles throw open opportunities for future uses for the building.
Cullen says potential uses might be for retail such as local food and produce, equine supplies, fishing or boating services, even a supermarket or church as the choices for the purchaser are endless. 
The site has Special Use zoning.
“Given the growth forecasts for this part of regional Victoria with its prominent main road frontage and a home and industrial or retaiI building I am sure that the lifestyle and business opportunity here will be well recognised,” says Cullen.
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Rural home and commercial building on road to Phillip Island on sale

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Dr Carmel Harrington, the Australian sleep scientist, and husband, Steven Miller, have listed their South Coogee home after all their children surprised them by moving out.
The couple have owned there since 1998 when they paid $661,000, and after a failed listing in 2005, set about renovating the freestanding four bedroom home with a French feel, complete with sandstone-framed parterre garden.
It goes to auction <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-south+coogee-123317982" target="_blank">September 7</a> through Di Jones agent Victoria Morish with a $2.7 million price guide.
The former lawyer, with a PHD in sleep medicine, is considering another overseas sabbatical to write her next book.
They spent two years from 2009 in France, where she wrote her first book, The Sleep Diet.
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Carmel Harrington, the sleep doctor, lists in South Coogee

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Darryn Lyons, who rose to prominence in Australia and the United Kingdom as a paparazzo with pink Mohawk, has listed his longtime Sydney investment.
It is a <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-terrace-nsw-pyrmont-123291238" target="_blank">four bedroom terrace</a> with private, sunlit courtyard on a contemporary Jacksons Landing, Pyrmont row.
Lyons, who has enjoyed $1650 weekly rentals, bought the three level property in 2001 for $866,000.
The home comes with a buyers guide of $2.1 million for its September 3 auction through Little Real Estate agents Mark Horn and Christie Mortimer. More than two dozen inspectees went through yesterday's open-house.
Lyons still owns another investment in the Harry Seidler designed Horizon in Darlinghurst.
The Geelong born photographer made his name in the early 1990s as a paparazzi in London especially after he founded the picture company, Big Pictures, which supplied paparazzi-style photographs for news organisations around the world.
Branding himself "Mr Paparazzi", there were regular appearances on television shows such as Celebrity Big Brother, Top Gear and the Dragons' Den.
On his return to Australia, Lyons took to local politics becoming mayor of Geelong in 2013 until earlier this year.
Lyons and fiancee, Elissa Friday took up residence in Geelong with his local paper once describing his home as a menagerie, a museum, a showcase and a wonder-world from the Trafalgar Square-like lions at the front gate.
He recently said his latest project was sorting out his “millions” of photos, developing some conceptual ideas for their reproduction.
This article was first published in the Weekend Australian Mansion Australia property section.
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Paparazzo Darryn Lyons lists Pyrmont Sydney investment

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The North Ryde estate of the late jazz musician Ken Flannery is set to be sold.
Ken, who played with the likes of Louise Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald during his career, owned the property with wife Patricia for decades.
The iconic fibre home was established in North Ryde's post war, returned soldiers estate.
Set on a level 556 sqm, the home has three bedrooms, one bathroom and a large covered deck which overlooks the lawns.
It has a price guide of $1.30 million and $1.35 million for its August 13 auction through McGrath Ryde agents Kim Toyer-Muttley and Sharon Skrabanich.
Ken founded the iconic Port Jackson Jazz Band, which was compared in an early edition of the Australian Woman's Weekly 'to be as iconic as the Sydney Harbour Bridge.'
He lived a humble life but had the experience of being taken to Hollywood in his early 20's by two professional American musicians, who paid for the trip after hearing him play in Australia.
Up until his death in January, Ken was still heard playing his trumpet by the neighbours. 
This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph.
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North Ryde home of late jazz muso Ken Flannery listed

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Tony Lowings, KFC's managing director for Australia and New Zealand, has listed a three bedroom Kirribilli apartment for sale. 
Its alfresco balcony, which can entertain 30 guests, has unobstructed views of the Harbour Bridge and Opera House. 
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-unit-nsw-kirribilli-123088582">Raine &amp; Horne North Sydney agent Gill Somers and Todd Houghton</a> have the Upper Pitt Street investment offering for August 6 auction with a price guide of between $3.25 million and $3.5 million.
He loves his property - owing elsewhere on the north shore - having once worked at lendlease. 
Lowings has over 20 years international food experience including fast food chains, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell.
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KFC MD Tony Lowings lists Kirribilli three bedder

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Liberal MP Craig Laundy and his wife Suzanne have listed an Abbotsford Bay waterfront apartment for August 20 auction.
Described as a house-sized haven by Patterson Rizzo Biviano Real Estate agent Joe Rizzo, the three bedroom, with interiors by Coco Republic, overlooks its 10 metre private marina berth.
It was bought for $3.117 million in 2014. 
Laundy is the assistant minister for innovation, industry and science in the new ministry.
The Laundy's owned at Strathfield for nine years, selling for $5.7 million in 2014 after paying $4.05 million.
Abbotsford is within the inner west electorate of Reid, which Laundy won earlier this month securing 49 percent in the first preference votes.
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Liberal MP Craig Laundy lists Abbotsford Bay waterfront

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The Palm Beach house designed in 1954 by the acclaimed architect Peter Muller for his family has been listed for sale. They owned it for a decade.
The hilltop bushland home, with views towards Pittwater, has been sensitively modernised to enjoy the comforts of the 21st century.
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Its two year refurbishment included the new zinc and glass roof that follows the original form of the then water filled roof by Althouse &amp; Geiger which was inspired by the work of Californian architect Jack Hillmer. 
It is being marketed by the Modern House agency as 'the seminal mid-century family home of one of Australia's most influential architects."
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It is on the AIA Register of Significant Buildings in NSW. He was an architect in private practice from 1952-1977 then in private international practice from 1977 until retiring aged 80 in 2007.
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It has been listed by the Martin family who bought on the high rocky ridge for $1.8 million in 2013 from the real estate agent Peter Thane who had paid $265,000 in 1986.
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Just along Bynya Road, former Mack Boots general manager, Grant Tuckett and Claire McDowd, who are now based in Melbourne, are selling their home.
Raine &amp; Horne have a price guide of $3.2 million to $3.35 million given the home that cost $1.55 million in 2009 has had a major rebuild and the installation of its wet edge pool.
This article was first published in the Weekend Australian Mansion Australia property section.
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Peter Muller's iconic 1950s Palm Beach home listed

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The former Melbourne Demons president, and insurance salesman, Don McLardy and wife, Clare have their Malvern home listed.
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-malvern-122019990" target="_blank">The Marshall White Real Estate agent Justin Long</a> has just knocked $200,000 off the ask to $4.9 million.
McLardy paid $3.505 million in 2009. Apparently the teppanyaki grill beside the pool has walls covered with AC/DC memorabilia.
There's also Melbourne memorabilia in the billiard room.
This article was first published in the Weekend Australian Mansion Australia property section.
 
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Former Melbourne Demons president Don McLardy lists in Malvern

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Interior designer Caroline Gibbes has her Caulfield North home set to be auctioned on August 7, with a price guide of $2.4 million-plus.
She paid $1.33 million for the two-storey home, which was designed by architects Joshua and Mary Pila, from the family who had the property built in 1967.
Gibbes — an expert in 20th-century design — maintained its ’60s authenticity especially preserving the property’s original woodwork by interior designer Dario Zoureff.
The five bedroom house at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-caulfield+north-123106414" target="_blank">15 Lambert Road</a> has been listed by Sally Zelman of Gary Peer, Caulfield North.
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Designer Caroline Gibbes lists Caufield North trophy

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The Mt Eliza home that Roger Federer stayed in during the Australian Open has been listed for $2.5 million plus.
Considered as one of the greatest to ever play the game, Federer rented the Mornington Peninsula property for around $1,800 per week during the Grand Slam in Melbourne.
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-mount+eliza-122378694" target="_blank">Listed through Nicholas Lynch Mornington agent Vicki Sayers</a>, the five bedroom home has many luxury features, but a tennis court isn't one of them.
It does however offer direct access to Ranelagh Club however, which has six courts.
Set on 1270 sqm with views across the bay to the city skyline, the Rosserdale Crescent house was built in 2006 after the block cost $425,000 in 2001.
This article was first published in the Weekend Australian Mansion Australia property section.
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